Ulster homes sales up in 2013

KINGSTON, N.Y. – Single-family home sales in Ulster County were up in 2013 over the previous year, according to the Ulster County Board of Realtors.

Home sales in 2013 totaled 1,226, compared with 1,067 in 2012.

The average and median selling prices were also up. The average price in 2013 was $248,341, compared with $223,789 in 2012. The median selling price last year was $205,000, compared with $199,949 one year earlier.

Those factors coupled with fewer days on the market – 203 days in 2012 and 192 in 2013 – suggest the economy of Ulster is on the upswing.